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At the forefront of farming and food, Memphis Meats is innovating new ways to produce real meat, without the need to breed, feed and slaughter animals. Our process begins with an animal cell, which is cultivated and harvested as meat. Memphis Meats is a mission-driven company focused on bringing to meat lovers an authentic product that is truly humane, sustainably produced, nutritious and delicious! We are now expanding our team of dedicated professionals across disciplines to make better meat for a better world.</div><div></div><br/>
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About this Job</b></div><div><br/>
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The Director of Product Development and Manufacturing will play a key role in establishing, defining, and enforcing key meat food production, processing, and packaging processes required to ensure safe and delicious meat food products for consumers at pilot and commercial scale. This role may be tasked with multiple and diverse projects that center around qualifying bench-scale prototypes for pilot scale development as well as establishing and managing the pilot scale food production system.</div><div><br/>
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The Director of Product Development and Manufacturing will be responsible for ensuring appropriate risk-based methods are designed into quality control systems during production, including the successful execution of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), sanitation standard operations procedures (SSOPs) all in partnership and compliance with federal regulation. This role will lead and manage the documentation and production of cell-based meat product, conceptual diligence in pilot plant processing design and execution, evidence-based methodology consistent with modern food production and processing paradigms under priorities established by leadership. In addition, the Director of Product Development [and Manufacturing] will serve as a thought leader and present results in regular team meetings as well as secure and manage key relationships with external parties as appropriate. The ideal candidate is eager to take on new challenges, is not afraid to fail and is willing to identify mistakes and learn from them.</div><div><br/>
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Duties Include</b></h3><div><ul><li>Management and strategic leadership of bench-to-scale-up processes for meat food products including pilot plant design and equipment sourcing</li><li>Lead daily operation of the food product research and development team</li><li>Federal, State, and Municipality regulations, compliance, and record-keeping requirements</li><li>Establishment and adherence to a food safety plan that ensures the highest level of consumer and staff safety</li><li>Establishment and adherence to a quality management system for meat food products</li><li>Develop and implement an effective training program for process development staff, on equipment operations, data collections and records, and process assays methods and sampling</li><li>Drafting Risk Appraisals, Tolerability and acceptability judgements, and risk management plans</li><li>Drafting appropriate support documentation for federal inspection, safety, and labeling requirements</li><li>Developing appropriate company production-related risk and safety policy in an evidence-based manner</li><li>Offering safety plan proposals based upon evidence, regulatory policy, and company goals</li><li>Effective communication and management of key relationships with external partners and parties, as needed</li><li>Deploying effective record retention programs consistent with industry best practices for R&amp;D settings as well as scaled production environments</li><li>Staff training in hazard control and risk prevention</li></ul></div></div></div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About You</b></h3><div><ul><li>5 - 10 years experience in managing and leading pilot and/or commercial scale meat food production facilities for a variety of products or consumer segments</li><li>Demonstrable success in bench-to-scaled production processes and products currently or recently in commerce (B2B or B2C)</li><li>Strong proficiency in operating meat food product processing technologies, equipment, and go-to-market strategies under deadline</li><li>Core competencies in meat quality and science, leadership and strategic execution, commercial meat production, processing, formulation, or fabrication</li><li>Proficient in managing processes for varied meat food product preparation, including single ingredient and multi-ingredient meat food products, raw or cooked, fresh, frozen, or ready-to-eat preferred</li><li>Proficient in preparation of USDA-FSIS and/or FDA-CFSAN regulatory submissions and facile translation between cell biology and food production</li><li>Excellent organizational &amp; time management skills with an openness to leading a diverse and motivated staff</li><li>Strong working knowledge of conventional industrial bioprocesses, large-scale manufacturing equipment, and downstream process scale-up and troubleshooting</li><li>Familiarity or understanding of Clean-in-Place (CIP) and best sanitation practices for microbial reduction</li><li>Prior experience in plant operations' continuous improvement preferred</li><li>Views regulatory stakeholders and wider agricultural industry as partners under one Big Tent</li><li>Ideally, deeply technical background that can easily translate evidence into action</li><li>A collaborative person who works well independently and with others</li><li>Are a great human who is willing to work with to build a healthy professional environment to produce delicious, safe meat products</li></ul></div></div></div><div><div>
Memphis Meats is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</div></div></div></body>
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